From 11^th to 15^th of June, 2018, Ni Xuewei, Judge of Guangzhou Maritime Court and Secretary General of Guangzhou Maritime Judges Association led an eight-people research group of “Feasibility Research on the construction of Guangzhou Free Trade Port” for special research at Shanghai Maritime Court, Shanghai Maritime University, East China University of Political Science and Law, Qingdao Maritime Court and Ocean University of China. The research topic is one of the two key subjects of Guangzhou International Shipping Judicial Research Society(in preparation) this year. Combined with judicial practice from various scopes, it provides reference for the construction of Guangzhou Free Trade Port according to the basic situation and existing legal issues of the Pilot Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port’s construction.

On the morning of June 12^th, 2018, the research group first arrived at Shanghai Maritime University. Secretary of the Party Committee Li Xiping and Dean Wang Guohua of Law School of Shanghai Maritime University conducted an in-depth discussion with the research group in the aspects of legal factors hindering the institution innovation of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and giving full play to maritime judicial to ensuring the construction of Free Trade Port.

On the afternoon of June 12^th, 2018, the research group arrived at Shanghai Maritime Court. Director Jin Xiaofeng of Free Trade Zone Division of Shanghai Maritime Court and the research group had an in-depth exchange of views. Issues such as institutionalized bonded vessel registration to attract the Chinese-funded ships to return , perfecting the integrated endorsement measure on ship entering or exiting ports, improving the judicial measures of maritime courts to safeguarding the construction of Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port were carried on the through discussion.

On the morning of June 13^th, 2018, the research group arrived at East China University of Political Science and Law. Vice Dean Du Tao of International Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law and Executive Vice-President He Xiaoyong of Free Trade Zone Law Institute hold an in-depth discussion with the research group on the issues of the reform of the administrative approval system in the fields of foreign investment management and expanding trade facilitation.

On the morning of June 14^th, 2018, the research group arrived at Qingdao Maritime Court. Vice President Li Shouqin of Qingdao Maritime court held talks with the research group focusing on the problems existing in the construction of Weihai China-Korea Free Trade Area, and exchanged views on deepening judicial system reform, strengthening the construction of trial team and the dispatched tribunals.

On the afternoon of June 14^th, 2018, the research group arrived at Ocean University of China. Dean of School of Law and Political Science Liu Huirong made in-depth exchanges with the research group on the issues concerning the application of law in the context of Chinese-funded ship companies conducting piggybacking business on cargo imports and exports, the foundation of diversified dispute settlement mechanism of Free Trade Zone and Free Trade Port, the improvement of ship management and the informatization of logistic disposal in Free Trade Port, and disputes over the Maritime Silk Road.